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calorize

[ kal-uh-rahyz ]
/ 藞k忙l 蓹藢ra瑟z /
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verb (used with object), cal路o路rized, cal路o路riz路ing.
to alloy (carbon steel or alloy steel) by impregnation with aluminum.
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Also especially British, cal路o路rise .

Origin of calorize

<Latin calor heat + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM calorize

cal路o路riz路er, nounde路cal路o路rize, verb (used with object), de路cal路o路rized, de路cal路o路riz路ing.

Words nearby calorize

calorifacient, calorific, calorific value, calorimeter, calorimetry, calorize, calotte, calotype, caloyer, calpac, calpain
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British Dictionary definitions for calorize

calorize
/ (藞k忙l蓹藢ra瑟z) /
verb
(tr) to coat (a ferrous metal) by spraying with aluminium powder and then heating
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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